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Marc Chagall’S Hadassah-Hebrew University Stained-Glass Windows: A Homecoming For The Durene Jews, Taliatha Palmer, Dr. Mark Magleby Aug 2013

Marc Chagall’S Hadassah-Hebrew University Stained-Glass Windows: A Homecoming For The Durene Jews, Taliatha Palmer, Dr. Mark Magleby

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Marc Chagall was an artist keenly aware of his own historicity. He was familiar with contemporary artistic philosophies and movements as well of those of the past. Raised as an Orthodox Jew, Chagall had a firm understanding and passion for the history of Judaism and was fully cognizant of the role that he as an influential Jewish artist played in the story of his people. With this understanding of history, Chagall, upon accepting the commission in 1959 to do a series of stained glass windows for the Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem, conceptualized the work as a tribute to the …

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Altar [Ed] Beauty—Lives Of Indian Iconography, Abraham Kimball, Robert Marshall Aug 2013

Altar [Ed] Beauty—Lives Of Indian Iconography, Abraham Kimball, Robert Marshall

Journal of Undergraduate Research

During the time of colonization in India there was a lull in the production of Indian style artwork. During this time when illustrations were made they were European. When local artist were actually hired they were required to work in the prevailing European styles rather than indigenous Indian Styles (The Tamarind Papers, 11). Nevertheless, since the time of Independence Indian artists have slowly made there way back to their roots. But, with today’s onslaught of globalization I have wondered how art currently contributes to India’s social solidarity. Anciently, India’s Rajas (rulers-religious leaders) commissioned art; it functioned as a form of …

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Summary Of Creative Research Grant Results And Artistic Statement, Ashley Knudsen, W. Wayne Kimball Jr. Aug 2013

Summary Of Creative Research Grant Results And Artistic Statement, Ashley Knudsen, W. Wayne Kimball Jr.

Journal of Undergraduate Research

What started as an obsession with Asian paper lanterns has become a passion with light. This research grant entailed a series of prints constructed into paper lanterns with images centered on scriptural based concepts of light.

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High/Low Brow, Susan Kruegar, Sunnie Bybee, Joseph Ostraff Aug 2013

High/Low Brow, Susan Kruegar, Sunnie Bybee, Joseph Ostraff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

“The tool of the spirit of yesterday was the ‘academy.’ It shut off the artist from the world of industry and handicraft, and thus brought about his complete isolation from the community. In vital epochs, on the other hand, the artist enriched all the arts and crafts of a community because he had a part in its adeptness and understanding as any other worker…” These sentiments were written in the beginning of the 20th century by Walter Gropius in The Theory and Organization of the Bauhaus. The Bauhaus was a German art school that revolutionized the ideas of art verses …

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Utah Quilts: Expressions Of Tradition And Innovation, Claire Dixon, Dr. Marian Wardle Aug 2013

Utah Quilts: Expressions Of Tradition And Innovation, Claire Dixon, Dr. Marian Wardle

Journal of Undergraduate Research

With this grant, I set out to design a quilt exhibition that would satisfy two distinct interpretations of quilts that have emerged in the last few decades. One camp, which Susan Bernick further separates into “art” quilt culture and “feminist” quilt culture, aims to elevate quilts from their folk art status because of their extraordinary design quality and because of their similarity to modern and post-modern art movements. The other camp—the less self-conscious one—consists of the average quilt makers who have at times been venerated and at times been ignored, but who have continued nonetheless in the tradition handed down …

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Consumer Culture: An Installation, Alicia A. Delgado, Joseph Ostraff Aug 2013

Consumer Culture: An Installation, Alicia A. Delgado, Joseph Ostraff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Food and eating carry many associations. For the video installation, I wanted to portray a culture partaking of another culture’s foods. I wanted the food of one=s culture to be symbolic of the literal consuming of it. I think it is interesting how often we say, “Oh, I love Mexican food.” But how in touch are you with the culture?

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Report Of Creative Research Grant Results, Jared Clark, Robert Marshall Aug 2013

Report Of Creative Research Grant Results, Jared Clark, Robert Marshall

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The tangible result of this grant-funded research exists in two stages. The first, as proposed, is a series of paintings that will be shown on the walls of Gallery East of the College of Eastern Utah beginning in two days (September 1st) and ending a month later. The second stage consists of continuing my work on this theme during the fall semester and showing the complete body of work in a solo show at the Atrium Gallery of Salt Lake City during the month of February of next year. There are nine oil paintings ready for the Gallery East show …

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Crushed, Brett Bolander, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

Crushed, Brett Bolander, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

My first attempt at filmmaking turned out to be quite a positive experience. I was interested in the possibilities of crossing the disciplines of graphic design and film, and I am glad to find that they can mesh together quite well.

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The Photosilkscreen Project: Finding Unity In Diversity, Namon D. Bills, Joe Ostraff Aug 2013

The Photosilkscreen Project: Finding Unity In Diversity, Namon D. Bills, Joe Ostraff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The original stated purpose of this project was to produce a series of paintings using photosilkscreen processes to create working compositions by combining disparate concrete images and abstract markmaking in order to find harmony through diversity both in the combination of concrete images and in the way those images respond to abstract mark-making. I feel that this project was successful in its technical as well as aesthetic aspects.

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“Highbrow” And “Lowbrow” Art And Its Effect On The Awareness Of Society, Katherine Campbell, Joseph Ostraff Aug 2013

“Highbrow” And “Lowbrow” Art And Its Effect On The Awareness Of Society, Katherine Campbell, Joseph Ostraff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The purpose of the research was to determine whether or not the exposure of “highbrow” art placed in “lowbrow” venues would result in an increase of awareness to all exposed. The society was to be exposed to art in a reputable venue, a “highbrow” art gallery in Scottsdale AZ. The society then was to be exposed to the art in “lowbrow” venues in the form of kitsch, for example, the art was to be printed on t-shirts, magnets, and baby quilts, these were then to be distributed throughout the community. I had desired to know whether or not those who …

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Catalog Of An Artist’S Work: A Compilation Of The Works Of Torlief S. Knaphus, Martha M. Beddoes, Dr. Martha Peacock Aug 2013

Catalog Of An Artist’S Work: A Compilation Of The Works Of Torlief S. Knaphus, Martha M. Beddoes, Dr. Martha Peacock

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Torlief S. Knaphus was born in Vats, Stavanger, Norway in 1882. Throughout his childhood and teenage years, Torlief showed artistic promise in his whittling and painting. He had a deep love for the beauty and divinity in nature and wished to capture this beauty in painting. Through his teenage years, Torlief became a sailor and studied art in Oslo.

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Perceptions Of Western Religious Music Among Non-Western Latter-Day Saints, Matthew Astle, Richard Long Aug 2013

Perceptions Of Western Religious Music Among Non-Western Latter-Day Saints, Matthew Astle, Richard Long

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As the LDS Church continues to grow and expand in developing nations throughout the world, it is presented with the unique challenge of overcoming cultural differences to create a truly global brotherhood. One of the most culturally sensitive areas that the Church must deal with is that of music. The Church=s policy in the General Handbook of Instructions is that hymns “are the basic music for Latter-day Saint meetings and are standard for all congregational singing” (p. 289). This standard applies worldwide, from Kansas to Kenya to Cambodia. The hymns used by the LDS Church are based on the Western …

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The Mismatch Negativity In The Categorization Of Speech Sounds, Emily Chapman, Dr. David Mcpherson Aug 2013

The Mismatch Negativity In The Categorization Of Speech Sounds, Emily Chapman, Dr. David Mcpherson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Discussion of Results Our objective in this research was to study the categorization of speech sounds (phonemes) in normal subjects and subjects with disorders of auditory discrimination. The hypothesis we set forward was that there would be an evident difference in the MMN elicited from the normal subjects and the subjects with disorders in auditory discrimination.

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Three-Dimensional Time Line, Michael Francom, Brian Christensen Aug 2013

Three-Dimensional Time Line, Michael Francom, Brian Christensen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Time is a constant in our lives. We are completely wrapped up in its influence. We relate everything we do to this marching enigma. Its outward markings are day and night, equinox and solstice. What separates the present from the past or the future? How does the principle of entropy relate to times passing? Does time cause us to age or does our getting old mark time? All of these questions are difficult or impossible to answer.

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Printed Pattern The Study Of Pattern Through Ancient Egyptian Art, Michelle Sorensen, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

Printed Pattern The Study Of Pattern Through Ancient Egyptian Art, Michelle Sorensen, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Pattern design is widely popular and used throughout the world. Patterns have also been used since the beginning of time. They can be seen in blankets, clothing, rugs, and paintings throughout history. For my study of patterns I looked to an unusual resource—ancient Egypt. Egypt has had immense influence in the modern world, from architecture to fashion. But I wanted to look at Egyptian art with the focus of patterns and the purpose behind their use. Was there calculated purpose behind the use of patterns? Or were they used to merely fill up space? Did the Egyptians have a unique …

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“Vanth And Child”: An Investigation Of The Mislabeled Etruscan Urn Mother And Child, Cassandra Scheerer, Dr. Mark Johnson Aug 2013

“Vanth And Child”: An Investigation Of The Mislabeled Etruscan Urn Mother And Child, Cassandra Scheerer, Dr. Mark Johnson

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Since its discovery in Chianciano, Etruria, the identification of the figures in the Etruscan cinerary urn Mother and Child (Fig.1) as a mourning mother holding her deceased child has gone uncontested. Reasons for this include the fact that the inscriptions do not identify the figures and the pose seems to logically fit that of a mourning mother with her dead child laid across her lap. The inconsistency of this “Mother” with other portrayals of Etruscan mothers and goddesses with children, led me to dispute the accuracy of the title of the work.

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Sacred Architecture: How Where We Worship Tells About What We Worship, Carly Hyatt, Val Brinkerhoff Aug 2013

Sacred Architecture: How Where We Worship Tells About What We Worship, Carly Hyatt, Val Brinkerhoff

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Through my ORCA project and working closely with a mentoring professor, I have learned much more than how to conduct effective research. I was able to explore a passion of mine, religious architecture, in a very unique setting. Originally, my plan was to go to Italy and evaluate the effects of traditional styles on the modern Italian society. Early in the planning stages, we encountered difficulties with housing and travel logistics, and I had my first lesson in flexibility. My mentor, Professor Brinkerhoff, and I looked for new directions, and settled on looking at the effects of traditional styles on …

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Rudolf Laban’S Space Harmony And Sacred Geometry Principles Applied To Ballet Methodology, Chanel Smith, Shani Robison Aug 2013

Rudolf Laban’S Space Harmony And Sacred Geometry Principles Applied To Ballet Methodology, Chanel Smith, Shani Robison

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Sacred Geometry is the study of the symbolic meanings within harmonic shapes found in nature. These shapes can also be called the Platonic Solids which follow the Fibonacci Sequence known as the Golden Ratio (Fig 1). These aspects of Sacred Geometry have been studied for centuries. Civilizations and individuals who have studied these includes the Egyptians, Greeks, Leonardo da Vinci, Fibonacci and even modern day architects. Rudolf Laban also used these shapes to create a series of movement scales in the 1920’s (Fig 2). He called these shapes crystalline forms which he felt not only expanded human movement potential, but …

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Intergenerational Daci Utah Day Of Dance: “So…We Think You Can Dance!!!”, Heather Gemperline, Marilyn Berrett Aug 2013

Intergenerational Daci Utah Day Of Dance: “So…We Think You Can Dance!!!”, Heather Gemperline, Marilyn Berrett

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Today’s educational climate emphasizes test scores, often resulting in children sitting still in their seats. However, research shows that children are kinesthetic learners and that being involved in dance can improve the academic scores that society values so much. Anne Green Gilbert, an internationally renowned researcher and dance educator, asserts that dance “develop[s] neural pathways through movement patterning that are essential to language acquisition, reading readiness, and mathematical ability”. Her research further shows that “perceptual/motor ability is related to the acquisition of more complex [cognitive and social] skills.”

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He Walked The Americas: John 10:16, America Chumpitaz, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

He Walked The Americas: John 10:16, America Chumpitaz, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

The legends of the white God surrounded me as I was growing up. In school I learned in Peruvian History class that more than a legend or a myth is a story that it is passed from generation to generation. The White God or Viracocha, , Kukulkan, Quetzalcoatl and Gucumatz according to the people is a real God that lived among them many years ago. He healed the sick, walked on waters and taught them principles of love and peace.

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Harmony Through Movement How T’Ai Chi Connects With Dance, Shannon Stead, Caroline Prohosky Aug 2013

Harmony Through Movement How T’Ai Chi Connects With Dance, Shannon Stead, Caroline Prohosky

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Harmony and balance are critical for health and well-being. Many contemporary dance practitioners and advocates have long recognized the importance of integrating somatics (mindbody connective practices) into their art in order to help dancers find connections and harmony within their bodies and minds. As dancers explore connections within themselves, they find a connection with the world and a better understanding and appreciation of it. Because of the fastpaced western lifestyle that many people live, there is an abundance of stress and disjunction where the body and mind are concerned. Somatics has been known help dancers. Additionally, studying eastern practices such …

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Playing With Fire, Natalie Tripp, Robert Walz Aug 2013

Playing With Fire, Natalie Tripp, Robert Walz

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Playing with Fire is a documentary I started working on in the spring of 2010 after meeting Brigham Young University faculty member Dr. Jani Radebaugh. Dr. Radebaugh is a phenomenal geologist and is known around the world for her work in planetary geology, particularly for her studies of volcanic activity in our solar system. Lately, Radebaugh has focused her research on the volcanoes of Io, a moon of Jupiter and the most volcanically active body in our solar system. As Radebaugh watches the volcanic activity on Io, she believes she is more capable of understanding what early Earth looked like …

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Facebook Users’ Perceptions Of Businesses’ Facebook Pages, Nicole Goring, Dr. Steven Thomsen Aug 2013

Facebook Users’ Perceptions Of Businesses’ Facebook Pages, Nicole Goring, Dr. Steven Thomsen

Journal of Undergraduate Research

College students in the United States and New Zealand were surveyed about their Facebook usage patterns, attitudes toward businesses’ pages on Facebook, and factors that could motivate them to join a business’s Facebook page. Several studies have researched businesses’ perspectives on using social media to reach their audiences, but substantial research has not been conducted to investigate social media users’ perspectives on businesses’ uses of social media. This study attempts to address this gap in the research on businesses’ uses of social media, using Facebook as the social media medium, and also discuss implications for future research. Significant findings of …

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Community Magazine, Kevin C. Pinegar, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

Community Magazine, Kevin C. Pinegar, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

When I enrolled in Brigham Young University, I had decided that “for the sake of education” I would give up art and culture for a few years and live in Provo. I was naive back then: I thought that BYU would be a place that discouraged creative outlets and art all together. I was ready to study business at the Mariott School and save art for the weekends of the rest of my life.

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Sarajevo: A Photographic Collection Of The City 15 Years After The Genocide Has Ended, Christine Armbruster Aug 2013

Sarajevo: A Photographic Collection Of The City 15 Years After The Genocide Has Ended, Christine Armbruster

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Winding through the streets of Sarajevo, I am a voyeur. Sarajevo is a city of layers, and with the discovery of each came a deeper understanding. As I dug deeper into basements where it is heard that your hair turns gray overnight, I began to know the city just a little bit more. I progressively mapped which bars stayed open just a littler later than the last, gradually going from one place to the other until the first shop again opened at 5am, and avoided having to hail a taxi home during the unoperating hours of the tram and not …

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Printed Pattern The Study Of Pattern Through Ancient Egyptian Art, Michelle Sorensen, Adrian Pulfer Aug 2013

Printed Pattern The Study Of Pattern Through Ancient Egyptian Art, Michelle Sorensen, Adrian Pulfer

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Pattern design is widely popular and used throughout the world. Patterns have also been used since the beginning of time. They can be seen in blankets, clothing, rugs, and paintings throughout history. For my study of patterns I looked to an unusual resource—ancient Egypt. Egypt has had immense influence in the modern world, from architecture to fashion. But I wanted to look at Egyptian art with the focus of patterns and the purpose behind their use. Was there calculated purpose behind the use of patterns? Or were they used to merely fill up space? Did the Egyptians have a unique …

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Creating A Culturally Sensitive Art Educator In The Ural Mountains, Julia Baker, Sharon Gray Aug 2013

Creating A Culturally Sensitive Art Educator In The Ural Mountains, Julia Baker, Sharon Gray

Journal of Undergraduate Research

As stated in my proposal, the overarching goal of this research is to assess how investing time, energy, and talents in improving the physical attributes of a special needs childcare institution in Russia will help art education student teachers become more well rounded, and sensitive educators and artists. I was able to accomplish this by examining my previous trip there, and taking that experience and turning it into a humanitarian effort to help enrich the lives of others, thereby enriching my own life and enhancing my ability to make meaningful art. During my trip to Russia last year I met …

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Preservation Of Culture: Documentary Of Ethnic Contrast In Ecuador, Brandon Farmer, Jonathan Frioux, Dr. Mark Magleby Aug 2013

Preservation Of Culture: Documentary Of Ethnic Contrast In Ecuador, Brandon Farmer, Jonathan Frioux, Dr. Mark Magleby

Journal of Undergraduate Research

Cultural diversity and its preservation are greatly influenced by today’s ever-changing world. With advances in technology, content and information from the more rapidly changing modern world can reach nearly any culture on the globe. Each and every community experiences changes over time, but the idea of globalization and modernization is now reaching many more communities than ever before, and consequently is causing more rapid change than ever before. Some of these more specific external influences are pop culture, tourism, and mass media. Our main purpose was to explore the importance of culture and its preservation. We were also interested in …

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Recreating And Simulating Digital Costumes From A Stage Production Of Medea, Anuradha Pinisetty Aug 2013

Recreating And Simulating Digital Costumes From A Stage Production Of Medea, Anuradha Pinisetty

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This thesis investigates a technique to effectively construct and simulate costumes from a stage production Medea, in a dynamic cloth simulation application like Maya's nDynamics. This was done by using data collected from real-world fabric tests and costume construction in the theatre's costume studio. Fabric tests were conducted and recorded, by testing costume fabrics for drape and behavior with two collision objects. These tests were recreated digitally in Maya to derive appropriate parameters for the digital fabric, by comparing with the original reference. Basic mannequin models were created using the actors' measurements and skeleton-rigged to enable animation. The costumes were …

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3d Fractal Flame Wisps, Yujie Shu Aug 2013

3d Fractal Flame Wisps, Yujie Shu

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This thesis presents a method for integrating two algorithms, fractal flames and wisps, to create visually rich and interesting patterns with 3D volumetric structure. Twenty-one single 3D flame variations are described and specified. These patterns were used to produce an aesthetically designed animation, inspired by both Hubble Telescope photographs and data from a simulation of a predicted collision between the Milky Way and Sagittarius galaxies. The thesis also describes Python tools and a Houdini pre-visualization pipeline that were developed to facilitate the animation design and production.

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